Current Issues in Corrections - Couverture rigide

Utecht, Christopher

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1793559333 ISBN 13 : 9781793559333

Editeur : Cognella Academic Publishing, 2021

Synopsis

Current Issues in Corrections explores a variety of the most timely and salient challenges facing the correctional system. The text is comprised of chapters written by experts in the field who have experience as both academic and criminal justice practitioners. The book begins with an exploration of issues in private corrections and then moves forward to discuss the history of the field, legal issues, jails, diversion programs, community corrections, institutional corrections, correctional career concerns, and the interaction of the system with women, people of color, and juveniles. The text concludes by considering the future of capital punishment in America and examining the field of corrections from a human rights perspective. Each chapter includes pre-reading and post-reading questions to stimulate reflection and critical thinking.

Featuring a unique balance of theory and practice, Current Issues in Corrections is an exemplary textbook for courses in criminal justice and corrections.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cognella Academic Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1793559333
• ISBN 13: 9781793559333
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 292
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible